Quick reference commands for dealing with wsl in windows10
list wsl distro
this also returns the version of the distro you are running
wsl -l -v
upgrade distro from wsl1 to wsl2
Get the distro name from wsl -l -v in the below example im upgrading ubuntu from wsl1 to 2
wsl --set-version Ubuntu-18.04 2
set new default distro
wsl -s Ubuntu-18.04
restart wls distro
wsl -t Ubuntu-18.04
uninstall single distro
go into windows apps and features select the distro you wish to uninstall and select remove
unregister via the command line
wsl --unregister Ubuntu-18.04
install single distro
go to windows store and search with wsl
install via the command line
Invoke-WebRequest https://aka.ms/wsl-kali-linux-new -OutFile kali.appx -UseBasicParsing
Add-AppxPackage .\kali.appx
wslconfig
as well as wsl there is also a wslconfig command
list distros
wslconfig.exe /l
set new default distro
wslconfig.exe /setdefault Ubuntu-18.04